Censorship
Kansas Senator Dismisses Free Speech Concerns About Her Age Verification Bill
The Kansas state Senate Judiciary Committee last week voted unanimously to endorse the state’s copycat version of the age verification legislation being sponsored around the country by anti-porn religious conservative activists, despite Democratic senators expressing concerns about potential implications for free speech.
South Dakota Republicans Admit Age Verification is Part of National Campaign Against Online 'Filth'
The South Dakota House Judiciary Committee last week voted unanimously to endorse the state’s copycat version of the age verification legislation being sponsored around the country by anti-porn religious conservative activists, which the bill’s backers have described as part of a national campaign to fight online “filth.”
Critics Lambast Revised Version of Controversial KOSA Bill
The main U.S. Senate sponsors of the controversial Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) have released a new version of the bill, which they claim addresses privacy and censorship issues flagged by opponents, but critics insist the revised version still presents insurmountable problems.
Woodhull Freedom Foundation Urges Florida Senators to Reject 'Unconstitutional' Age Verification Bill
Woodhull Freedom Foundation reached out to every member of the Florida Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, urging them to reject the state’s proposed age verification bill HB 3 as “not only unconstitutional and a danger to consumer privacy, but ineffective at preventing minors from accessing adult content.”
German Government Now Exporting Anti-Porn Surveillance Tool
A crusading official who has been waging a one-man War on Porn in Germany, and who developed an AI tool that scans online content to identify images not compliant with the law, has now exported that technology for use by a Belgian media watchdog agency.
Oklahoma Republican Seeks to Criminalize Watching Adult Content
Republican state lawmaker Dusty Deevers is using a national press tour to promote a bill he proposed that would completely outlaw adult content in Oklahoma and make it a crime for anyone in the state to view it.
Iowa Republican Changes Porn Filter Bill Into Age Verification Bill After Learning More About Phones
The Republican legislator behind Iowa’s mandatory porn filter bill said that, after realizing that multinational electronics corporations were unlikely to alter phones and other devices to comply with one state law, he was turning his bill into yet another version of the age verification legislation being sponsored around the country by anti-porn religious conservative activists.
North Carolina Republican Suggests Adult Sites Age-Verify by Providing 'Free Memberships'
Rep. Jon Hardister, one of the main backers of the North Carolina age verification law that resulted in several adult sites — including Pornhub — disabling access in the state, suggested in an interview published Monday that the sites could comply with the law without blocking all adults’ access, by providing some form of free membership that would verify a user’s identity and age.
Influential 'Biblical' Right Wing Group Backs Georgia's Age Verification Bill
An influential self-described “biblical” right-wing group has become the main media mouthpiece for Georgia’s version of the age verification legislation being sponsored around the country by anti-porn religious conservative activists.
West Virginia Religious Republican's Anti-Porn Age Verification Bill Moves Forward
The House Judiciary Committee of the Republican-controlled West Virginia state House of Delegates has passed, with little discussion, the state’s copycat version of the age verification legislation being sponsored around the country by anti-porn religious conservative activists.
Utah Senator Hijacks Taylor Swift AI Controversy to Push for Anti-Porn Policy
Anti-porn U.S. Senator Mike Lee has inserted himself into the controversy over recent nonconsensual AI content featuring pop singer Taylor Swift, by advocating for a new federal law that would mirror a current, extreme Utah law targeting consensual adult content.
Malaysian Creator HotDaddy Arrested for Selling Adult Videos
A Malaysian court on Friday charged adult creator HotDaddy and his two girlfriends and content partners for the crime of “offering sexual services,” after their arrest last week over the sex videos they made and marketed online.
Utah's Leading Anti-Porn Crusader Proposes Jail Time Over 'Porn Filter' Activation
Utah’s leading anti-porn crusader, state Sen. Todd Weiler, has introduced a measure mandating prison time for any electronics manufacturer worldwide who fails to install and activate a default anti-porn filter on devices sold in the Mormon-majority state.
Federal Prosecutors Insist on Retrying Backpage.com's Former Owner
Federal prosecutors this week filed a formal notice of retrial in a Phoenix federal court, seeking to retry former Backpage.com co-owner Michael Lacey, two months after they failed in their second attempt to convict the veteran Arizona publisher of the overwhelming majority of charges against him relating to third-party posts on the shuttered classifieds website.
Twitch Gets Increasingly Granular With Censorship, Reiterates 'Underbust' Ban
Less than a month after an abortive attempt to relax its censorship of adult content, Twitch continues to be embroiled in increasingly specific attempts to define the precise degree to which its streamers may display their bodies.
Pornhub Challenges EU's Data Over 'Very Large Online Platform' Classification
The European Commission, the EU’s executive body, has designated adult platforms Pornhub, Stripchat and XVideos as “very large online platforms” (VLOPs) and therefore subject to special regulations under the controversial Digital Services Act (DSA).
Spanish Government Continues All-Out War on Sex Work
Sex worker advocates in Spain continue denouncing the government’s relentless war against all forms of sex work, including adult performance and content creation.
Twitch Reinstates Ban on Adult Content
Two days after Twitch revised its rules to allow some “artistic” nudity, CEO Dan Clancy announced Friday that the company had reinstated its ban on sexual content.
Religiously Motivated Anti-Porn Groups Sign Letter Endorsing KOSA
Several major religiously inspired anti-porn lobbies, including NCOSE, have endorsed a letter to the U.S. Senate supporting the controversial Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), a bill that digital rights and free speech advocates have warned will limit online free speech.
New Mexico AG: Pornhub, OnlyFans Safer Than Facebook, Instagram
The office of New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez has asserted, in a statement announcing the state’s lawsuit against Meta, that some child sexual abuse material (CSAM) is 10 times more prevalent on Facebook and Instagram than on Pornhub and OnlyFans.